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How Mungeli Forest Division is Reviving Medicinal Plants and Supporting Local Communities

13 December 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

How Mungeli Forest Division is reviving medicinal plants through in-situ conservation while empowering tribal communities with sustainable livelihoods...

Beyond Headlines

How 1991-Batch IAS Officers Are Helming Many States & Shaping Country's Governance

13 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

Across India, the IAS batch of 1991 is quietly shaping governance at the top. Officers from this batch...

UPSC Stories

“Hello, Mom… You Are Now the Mother of a Deputy Collector!" – The Inspiring Tale of Mona Dangi Who Gave Her Plans a Perfect End

12 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From a small town in Ashoknagar, Mona Dangi achieved MPPSC Rank 12, becoming Deputy Collector, inspiring...

Change Makers

Inside Akola’s AI Policing Lab: SP Archit Chandak’s TRINETRA Is Rewiring Crime Prevention in India

12 December 2025

Shweta Verma

When you walk into the Akola district police control room, nothing looks dramatically different at first...

Beyond Headlines

How Two IAS Officers Reunited A Missing Maharashtra Grandma with Her Family After Two Years

11 December 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

An elderly woman missing for two years was reunited with her family thanks to IAS officers Vishal Narwade...

Must Read

Who Is IPS Abhay Kumar Singh? The Officer Appointed Interim Tamil Nadu DGP Amid G. Venkataraman’s Medical Leave

12 December 2025

UPSC Introduces ‘Centre of Choice’ Facility for PwBD Candidates, Ensuring Fully Accessible Examinations

12 December 2025

Women’s Success in UPSC Civil Services Jumps to 35% in Five Years; Engineering Graduates Lead Selections

12 December 2025

Videos

Listening To Music Ad Nauseum After Fighting Criminals In Jharkhand

8 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

How Armed Maoist Guerillas Lost Battle Against The Government

4 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

How Coal Mafia Gangs Thrive In Bihar’s Wasseypur?

1 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

Bureaucracy News

Jharkhand Chief Secretary Visits Gas-Affected Kenduadih Area in Dhanbad to Oversee Relief and Rehabilitation Efforts

13 December 2025

UP Administration Faces Brain Drain as More IAS Officers Seek Voluntary Retirement

13 December 2025

Meet R Sreelekha, Kerala’s First Woman IPS Officer, Wins Thiruvananthapuram Local Body Polls as BJP Candidate

13 December 2025

Surrendered Maoist Leader Chandranna Interacts with IPS Probationers at NPA, Shares 45 Years Underground Experience

13 December 2025

Himachal Pradesh Govt Transfers IFS & HPAS Officers, 35 JEs Promoted to SDOs; Rajesh Sharma Made MD Milkfed

13 December 2025

IFS Cadre Strength at 954: 200 Officers from SC/ST Categories and 263 Women Diplomats, Govt Tells Parliament

13 December 2025

PSU News

PFC Transfers KPS III HVDC Subsidiary to Adani Energy for ₹20.32 Cr, Boosting India’s Renewable Power

13 December 2025

BoB Partners with Nagaland Government at Hornbill Festival 2025 to Promote Financial Inclusion and Digital Banking

13 December 2025

SECL Launches Nari Shakti Sports Festival 2025 in Bilaspur to Empower Women and Promote Fitness

13 December 2025

ONGC Achieves Higher ESG Score of 61 and CDP ‘B’ Climate Rating for FY2025, Strengthening Sustainability Leadership

13 December 2025

Hindustan Copper Commissions 800 kWp Solar Power Plant at Khetri Copper Complex to Boost Sustainability

13 December 2025

PESB Recommends Vamsi Rama Mohan Burra as New CMD of Power Grid Corporation of India

13 December 2025

SAIL Reports Strong 27% Growth in Steel Sales for November 2025 Amid Robust Domestic Demand

13 December 2025

Braithwaite & Co CMD Md Asad Alam Steps Down Due to Health Issues, Immediate Relieving Approved by Railway Board

13 December 2025

Defence News

HAL’s HTFE-25 Gas Turbine Project Delays: Parliamentary Panel Urges Urgent Action, Test-Bed Approvals in Spotlight

13 December 2025

Nearly 500 Officers Join Indian Army as IMA Dehradun Holds Grand Passing Out Parade; Army Chief’s Push-Ups Video Goes Viral

13 December 2025

BlueBird-6 Satellite Launch Marks a Milestone in ISRO’s Global Commercial Ambitions, Strengthens Indo-US Space Partnership

13 December 2025

India Eyes R-37M Missile India: Missile Faster Than BrahMos That Can Kill Enemy Jets From 300 km, A Brief Comparison With BrahMos

13 December 2025

Judiciary News

Orissa High Court Rules Privacy a Fundamental Right, Orders Clear Opt-Out for APAAR ID

13 December 2025

Supreme Court Flags Serious Concerns Over ED Asset Seizure Powers Without Judicial Oversight

13 December 2025

Justice Nisha Banu Kerala High Court transfer

President Issues Directive to Justice Nisha Banu to Join Kerala High Court by December 20

13 December 2025

No Fast-Track Courts for Honour Killing Trials in Delhi, High Court Seeks Government Action to Fill Critical Gap In Social Violence

12 December 2025

Opinion

Features

How IndiGo Crisis Exposed India’s Fragile Air Travel System & What Must Change

Sharad Gupta

Features

Nexus of Good : How a Young IPS Officer Turned Gadchiroli’s Police Stations into Learning Hubs

Anil Swarup

Cartoon of the Week

UPSC Stories

“Hello, Mom… You Are Now the Mother of a Deputy Collector!" – The Inspiring Tale of Mona Dangi Who Gave Her Plans a Perfect End

12 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From a small town in Ashoknagar, Mona Dangi achieved MPPSC Rank 12, becoming Deputy Collector, inspiring...

8 Years, 7 Attempts, 1 Dream: How Yogendra Nirmalkar Overcame Failures with Grit & Perseverance to Finally Crack CGPSC

10 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Yogendra Nirmalkar cracked CGPSC after 8 years and 7 attempts, demonstrating remarkable grit, perseverance,...

Scholar, Engineer, Women Topper: How Shatakshi Pandey Achieved Rank 1 in CGPSC-2024 After Continuous Prelims Setbacks (Exclusive)

7 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Ms Pandey, female topper of CGPSC-2024, overcame repeated Prelims setbacks to achieve Rank 6 overall...

Social Media

Heroic Karnataka Elephant Rescue: How a 28-Hour “Impossible Mission” Became a Triumph of Wildlife Care, IFS Parveen Kaswan Shares Video

19 November 2025

A trapped elephant was rescued after 28 hours in Karnataka through a massive, expertly coordinated Forest...

IFS Officer Shares Video of Tiger Reserve Guide’s Leaf-Whistling Talent, Internet Tries to Guess the Tune

17 November 2025

Jaldapara National Park Guide Shows Extraordinary Leaf-Whistling Skills, Goes Viral

Who is IPS Shalabh Sinha? The Bastar SP Whose Kishore Kumar Rendition Took Social Media by Storm

14 November 2025

IPS officer Mr. Shalabh Sinha’s soulful performance of “Rimjhim Gire Sawan” at Dalpat Sagar goes viral,...

Book Reviews

The Legacy of Pratap & Vir Pratap: A Powerful Chronicle of Punjab’s Freedom-Era Journalism

8 December 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A gripping account of a newspaper that chose courage over compromise — chronicling India’s freedom struggle,...

This Land We Call Home: A Family History that Mirrors Modern India’s Identity Struggles

29 November 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Through the saga of caste persecution, conversions, migration and interfaith marriage that shapes this...

Pulwama to Balakot: The Untold Story Behind India’s Boldest Counter-Strike

22 November 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

This isn't just a retelling of the horrific Pulwama terror attack and the retaliatory Balakot airstrike....